OCCUPYOCCUPYGOP Tax Agenda Is a Grave Threat to People in PovertyJohn Bouman: Just as the season of giving takes hold, congressional Republicans are advancing tax legislation at a breakneck pace that would deliver massive giveaways to the ultra-rich at the expense of everyone else. ... After driving up the federal deficit by some $1.5 trillion dollars over the next decade to pay for those tax cuts to the super-wealthy, lawmakers will likely use these shortfalls as pretext to slash programs like Medicaid, Medicare, and food and housing assistance — just as congressional Republicans voted to do earlier this year. ... The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has already warned lawmakers that their tax plan could trigger an automatic $25 billion cut to Medicare in 2018 alone...[ Visit Website ]Nov 27, 2017, 3:41pm

OCCUPYJournalists Who Want Online Privacy Need To Read This GuideChris Paulus: It is imperative that journalists protect themselves as they continue to pursue their important work in the face of growing government control. That is why Michael Dagan, a former deputy editor of the Israeli newspaper Haaertz, and Ariel Hochstadt, a former security expert as well as a marketing expert for Google, have created a guide, Online Privacy for Journalists, to help journalists protect both themselves and their sources. ... Here are some examples: Beware of big names because they are known to blindly comply with requests from the government for information. ... Don’t talk to sources over the phone: phone companies store important metadata...[ Visit Website ]Nov 4, 2017, 2:31pm

OCCUPYJuly 4, 2012 - March to End Illegal Surveillance - PhotosA Very, very bright and warm day in Denver for the gathering to Restore the Fourth Amendment on the Fourth. Starting with a small group at noon, the crowd continued to increase at the Capitol Building until about 100-150 people took part in the march down the 16th street Mall. (Unfortunately an incident with a policeman caused a woman to be arrested and later another man was arrested also. Both have been released on bail.)Jul 5, 2013, 4:45pm

OCCUPYMay Day in Denver 2013 - PhotosOh My God - not a typical spring day - more like a bad winter dream - cold, wet, snow. Perhaps the theme should have been "Global Warming" or "Mother Nature Strikes Back". But it was - Labor Call To Path to Citizenship, rally and march in support of comprehensive, common sense, immigration reform.May 1, 2013, 3:46pm

OCCUPY 2/17 #ForwardOnClimate Solidarity Rally in Denver - PhotosJoining together in solidarity with the - thousands of people expected to flood Washington DC (and all around the country) to demand a halt to the construction of Transcanada's Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline - the Denver event captured the spirit of beginning days of the Occupy movement. Though sponsored by 350.org, The Sierra Club and the Hip Hop Caucus - the protest was endorsed and publicized by Occupy Denver which helped provide a big turnout.Feb 17, 2013, 5:22pm

OCCUPYOccupy Denver Meets The Zombies-October 20, 2012 PhotosThe theme - Zombie March Against Corporate Media - with a meet up at Civic Center Park on Saturday for zombifying and sign making, then march from 3 to 4pm, dispersing into the Denver Zombie Crawl at Skyline Park. Don't let the %1 steel our BRRAAAAIIIIINS!!! And then - Denver's 3rd Annual International October Day of Action Against Police Brutality...Oct 23, 2012, 4:47pm

OCCUPYOccupy Denver - Stop The Empire - Protest The Presidential Debate!A pleasant Autumn night in McWilliams Park, the staging area for Occupy Denver, the leaves gently falling as well as the temperatures and the light ebbing away, hopefully along with the Empire. It was a gathering together of a motley crew of activists, Green Party for President Jill Stein and her VP Cheri Honkala, the rock band Pressure Point (quite good), Chicken Man in costume, local citizens, news people, puppets (or as some would say news people puppets)...Oct 4, 2012, 3:05pm

OCCUPYS17: 1 Year Anniversary Occupy Wall Street - Denver PhotosBilled as a foreclosure dance party and a protest in front of Wells Fargo Bank at 17th and Broadway in downtown Denver - Occupy Denver gathered to celebrate the one year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street (S17). Mild weather and a noon hour provided a good turn out of hard core occupiers as well as a small contingent of police across the street by the Brown Palace hotel.Sep 17, 2012, 5:10pm

OCCUPYAugust 11, 2012 - Occupy Denver PhotosA mildly hot Saturday in downtown Denver with few protestors but a previous chalking on the sidewalk on Colfax shows the movement is still alive and kicking! And at long last the barrier fences are down so City Center Park is really open again! Meanwhile at the amphitheater - a music festival with food, beer and lively music. Good Vibrations for the day.Aug 12, 2012, 3:44pm

OCCUPYJune 16, 2012 - Occupy Denver at Pridefest PhotosDowntown Denver Civic Park and surrounding streets virtually exploded with a celebration of Pride in the alternative community. Part parade, part carnival and part just plain fun. From Lockheed Martin to turkey legs and beer. Support your interests and support your focus but come out and enjoy!Jun 16, 2012, 4:34pm

OCCUPYJune 9, 2012 - Occupy Denver & Occupy Obama Campign HeadquartersA quiet but very hot day, 90 degrees plus, in downtown Denver on Saturday at Lincoln Park. But just down the street at 9th and Broadway at the Obama Campaign headquarters things were heating up. On a hunger strike since Tuesday two young people were confronting the issue of "illegal aliens" by asking for an executive order "prohibiting the deportation of undocumented youth" like themselves.Jun 9, 2012, 4:57pm

OCCUPYMay 27, 2012 Occupy Denver Photos - SuncorSunday at Suncor Refinery Commerce City, Colorado - Occupy the Hot Zone. Occupy gathered to protest the continuing oil leak at the Suncor Refinery that threatens the local water supply. This is the second demonstration at the refinery, the first March 10, 2012...May 28, 2012, 11:14am

OCCUPYMay 15, 2012 - Occupy Denver PhotosAccording to the info: "Members of local environmentalist groups will team up with Occupy Denver to rally and protest an upcoming "unconventional" oil and gas convention at the Colorado Convention Center, where former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum will be present as a speaker promoting the interests of the ideologically counter-progressive 1%.May 15, 2012, 4:28pm

OCCUPYMay 12, 2012 - Occupy Denver PhotosOvercast skies, threat of rain, cooler temperatures brought a quiet and reserved day to the Saturday afternoon turnout for Occupy Denver protests on Broadway by Lincoln Park. Plus at the same time an all day statewide Peace Conference was going on at the First Unitarian Society of Denver Church at 14th and Lafayette. Also protests are continuing against the Downtown Denver Partnership Support for "Urban Camping" Ban...The photos are minimal so included some leftovers from previous days...May 12, 2012, 3:48pm

OCCUPYMay Day (May 1, 2012) - Occupy Denver PhotosA beautiful warm and sunny day in Civic Center Park for the Occupy May Day celebration. Partly a "Be-In" and partly a "Protest" and "Teach-In" - this was mostly a groovy gathering of organizations and like minded people from all strata of society. The Occupy movement had called for a general strike on May Day to point out the importance of the 99% - the workers who make it work - and many were obviously heeding the call.May 2, 2012, 4:04pm